How much do Surgical Technologists make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Surgical Technologists, the published 10th percentile is $52,050 and the 90th percentile is $97,040. The difference is $44,990, which is 57.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $63,970 to the 75th at $84,880, covers $20,910.

The mean annual wage is $74,690, which sits below the median of $78,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is 20.7% higher than the national median of $64,650 for Surgical Technologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,545, which is 16.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8% higher than the Arizona median of $72,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.316, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgical Technologists at $75,545 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surgical Technologists. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 1st of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Tucson, AZ is 75 miles away, with a median of $64,510 and employment of 340. That median is 17.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,577, against $75,545 here.
• Flagstaff, AZ is 183 miles away, with a median of $60,730 and employment of 60. That median is 22.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,533, against $75,545 here.
• Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 199 miles away, with a median of $60,620 and employment of 50. That median is 22.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,422, against $75,545 here.

Employment share

Surgical Technologists accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (1,790 of 2,375,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (117,460 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.